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English translation: What Ivanov had in mind was to grab the entire thing/business for himself,
| 11:46 Sep 26, 2011 |
| Russian to English translations [PRO] Bus/Financial - Other / деловая переписка | |||||||
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peer agreement (net): +1take everything over Explanation: . -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 47 mins (2011-09-26 12:34:18 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- t.o. everything 2) If someone takes over a country or building, they get control of it by force, for example with the help of the army. [V (not )] The Belgians took over Rwanda under a League of Nations mandate... [V (not )] The parliament in Madrid was taken over by civil guards. [Also V ] |
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peer agreement (net): +1What Ivanov had in mind was to grab the entire thing/business for himself, Explanation: push his partner aside (or squeeze him out) and screw/cheat/con/defraud the investors. Ох уж мне эти Ивановы! Cheers, Angela. |
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to commandeer it all for himself Explanation: Just off the top of my head (but Misha's options are just as good) |
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7 hrs confidence:
to highjack the thing/business/everything Explanation: The first idea that automatically sprung to mind :-) |
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| Reference Reference information: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/russian_to_english/slang/2187452-п... |
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